Family Service Coaching

Cathy coaches parents to confidently and effectively manage their child’s service providers and programs to deliver positive child based outcomes. During her three – decade career Cathy has partnered with thousands of families to wrap ethical and effective services around their child.

The current disability landscape is complex and demands parental management and leadership like never before. Often it’s a constant battle to secure great therapists, negotiate with schools, source funding, plan programs and get to all those appointments. Understandably many parents describe the endless challenge of adjusting emotionally, feeling overwhelmed and guilty. Navigating systems and services is incredibly difficult.

Cathy utilised her occupational therapy and coaching skills to guide parents to better manage their child’s team and program. She works with parents to set goals, recruit and manage the dream team, plan and implement unique programs, monitor and celebrate progress. Clarity. Options. Program. Implementation. Next. Grow.

Her clients report that the value of her services lies in the time and money they save, the positive outcomes they feel and the lifting of guilt that they are sourcing the best possible opportunities for their child with special needs.

Cathy believes that a coach approach extends a person’s personal brilliance. Skills and confidence are enhanced and manifest in powerful advocacy and assertive self – management.

Curious?

You may like to read her book ‘Becoming Chief, how to lead your child’s special needs tribe’ to discover more about the work she performs.

Contact Cathy now to find out more. She is looking forward to hearing your story and partnering with you to shift from a world of overwhelm to one of overjoy.

How could a family service coach help you?

How could your child’s program be improved?

How well does your child’s team communicate?

We didn’t realise that Jake had about thirty goals across all his school and therapists. And we thought that they were all talking to each other, but they weren’t. Now we have a smaller team, everybody talks and emails and helps us much more. Jake has about five good goals and we all meet to chat about how he’s going.

Sam & Drew, parents to 7 year old Jake

Cathy has helped in meetings with our school, getting Nat’s ILP organised, explaining funding and connecting the school with private speech pathologists. It has made a big difference and is much easier for us now.